IF you were looking for a home to rent or Buy?

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by Colbyt, Sep 17, 2007.

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  1. #1
    I am posting this here because I can't think of a better catergory.

    Guys and Gals this is an easy one. Everyones opinion is of equal value.

    If you went to a web site where homes were listed for sale or rent and there were 11 fields you could search with, what would you add or subtract from the following list?

    Please keep in mind you can only have 11 total.


    Price :
    Style :
    Area :
    Suddivision :
    Square footage :
    Age :
    Bedrooms :
    Baths :
    Half Baths :
    Basement :
    Offered By: Agent or owner


    Thanks a lot for your opinion.
     
    Colbyt, Sep 17, 2007 IP
  2. buffalo

    buffalo Illustrious Member

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    Add:

    School district
    Type of heat
    Zoning
    Garage size
    Taxes
    Special Assessment
    Exterior
     
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  3. flash902007

    flash902007 Banned

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    Price :
    Style :
    Area :
    Suddivision : delete
    Square footage : delete
    Age :
    Bedrooms :
    Baths :
    Half Baths : delete
    Basement :
    Offered By: Agent or owner delete

    Hope that helps :)
     
    flash902007, Sep 17, 2007 IP
  4. tigrrra

    tigrrra Well-Known Member

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    i think Square footage : is important i would want to know how big the place is
     
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  5. buffalo

    buffalo Illustrious Member

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    #5
    The others are probably fine, but you can't delete square footage... :)
     
    buffalo, Sep 17, 2007 IP
  6. nico_swd

    nico_swd Prominent Member

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    #6
    Don't delete that. This is the first thing the client will ask...


    It depends on what type of area you are. If you're near the sea, you may want to add "sea views", or if you're in a touristic area and it's common that the properties have a pool there, you might as well want to add this option.

    And also "terrace" might be interesting, or "air conditioning".
     
    nico_swd, Sep 17, 2007 IP
  7. FOX LORE

    FOX LORE Notable Member

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    Me aswell - i Square footage : is important i would want to know how big the place is
     
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  8. uglyboy

    uglyboy Peon

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    Size matters.. :rolleyes:
     
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    anodyne Peon

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    #9
    Here's my list, from a poor grad student's perspective (and I just got a new place, so I know what I look for):

    - Price
    - Neighborhood
    - Square footage
    - # Bedrooms
    - # Bathrooms
    - Attached/detached
    - Proximity to transit and grocery stores
    - Heating
    - Flooring (wood, carpet, tile, etc.)
    - Acreage
    - Garage
     
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  10. tobycoke

    tobycoke Well-Known Member

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    Price
    ZIP Code
    neighbourhood/area
    Sq Footage
    Type (duplex, single level, 2 storey, townhome...)
    Bedrooms
    Bathrooms (ie 1,1.5,2,2.5)
    Type of Heating
    Type of Air Conditioning (important in the SouthWest)
    Lot size
    Garage
     
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    bogart Notable Member

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    This is too complicated just rent.
     
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  12. Colbyt

    Colbyt Notable Member

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    #12
    Great responses. Much appreciated.

    Square footage must stay. No matter how large it looks in the picture you still need something to compare it to.

    I copied your posts to notepad for later review and will add the comments from another forum site to that list.

    I should have made it clearer in the initial post that these are the searchable fileds only. There would be a generous text space for additional info. So here would be things you would use to include or exclude a property from consideration as you searched a database.
     
    Colbyt, Sep 18, 2007 IP